| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Auckland |
| Reference No | AA 205/04 |
| Hearing date | 9 Jun 2004 |
| Determination date | 16 June 2004 |
| Member | M Urlich |
| Representation | A Vlatkovich ; A Drake |
| Location | Auckland |
| Parties | Van Kampen v New Zealand Business Telephone Company Ltd and Anor |
| Other Parties | Australian Business Telephone Company Ltd |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for leave to bring personal grievance out of time - Applicant did not concede grievance filed out of time - Advised of redundancy with one month's notice in accordance with employment agreement - Issue over date of end of employment - Whether ceased when told dismissed or at end of notice period - Employment ceased at end of notice period - Respondent acknowledged receipt of letter raising personal grievance within 90 day period - Issue determined in favour of applicant - Parties directed to mediation - Noted that employment agreement did not contain plain language explanation of services available for resolution of employment relationship problems - Dealer channel manager |
| Result | Application granted ; Directed to mediation ; Costs reserved |
| Statutes | ERA s65(2)(vi);ERA s114(1);ERA s114(5) |
| Cases Cited | GFW Agri-Products Ltd v Gibson [1995] 2 ERNZ 323 |
| Number of Pages | 4 |
| PDF File Link: | aa 205_04.pdf [pdf 22 KB] |